CNG 84, Lot: 1116. Estimate $200. Sold for $430. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Severus Alexander. AD 222-235. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 24.22 g, 12h). Rome mint. 5th emission, AD 225. Laureate and draped bust right / Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm frond. RIC IV 620; BMCRE 274-5 var. (break in rev. legend); Banti 167. VF, handsome brown patina. Rare, Banti records only two examples.